News

10 February 2021

LG Alert

31 January 2021

COVID Safety

13 January 2021

Updating local governments on the development of the State Infrastructure Strategy.

14 December 2020

Helping organisations that engage with or provide services and activities to children to better understand this recommendation.

10 December 2020

Discuss the recommended designation of child safety officers within existing staff profiles at WA’s local governments.

4 December 2020

With just one day to go until COVID-19 contact registers become mandatory for many WA local businesses and venues, there are a number of State Government resources available to assist with communications to stakeholders.

1 December 2020

With COVID-19 contact registers becoming mandatory for many WA local businesses and venues from 5 December, local governments should already be aware of the State Government’s SafeWA app.

25 November 2020

The State Government has announced that mandatory contact registers at relevant businesses and venues will be introduced from 5 December 2020.

13 November 2020

Despite proposed reform to the Local Government (Rules of Conduct) Regulations (regulation 9) being disallowed by the Legislative Council on 11 November, the provisions of the Local Government Act 1995 (the Act) remain unchanged.

4 November 2020

COVID-19 restrictions are being eased for local government electors’ meetings from today.

30 October 2020

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has recently made a private ruling, confirming that the fee for a Grant of Right of Burial and a renewal of a Grant of Right of Burial is exempt from GST.

27 October 2020

The proposed amendments to the Local Government Financial Management Regulations for valuation of assets from 2019-20 onwards are expected to be considered at the Executive Council Meeting of 3 November 2020.